LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lawmakers who want to close Nebraska's health care coverage gap are taking a new approach after two previous attempts to expand Medicaid failed.
Senator Kathy Campbell presented her Medicaid "redesign" bill to a committee Wednesday.
It would require the state to apply for a federal waiver to develop its own Medicaid plan, as other states have done. Residents who fall into the coverage gap would be pulled into the current Medicaid program until the federal waiver is approved.
The bill also would create a state task force to look for ways to deliver more efficient and effective care in the current Medicaid program.
Administrators in Governor Pete Ricketts' administration opposed the bill, saying it relies on promises from the federal government.
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